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“Mothers are programmed to teach the fit. They are unequipped to listen to pleas, to alter their patterns. Mothers know how to nurse and nurture those who they have hope for—they coo over babies with infections they can help heal, they give advice for things they know, they protect from the dangers they know how to fear. But once their baby becomes so hurt the mother doesn't know how to heal her, she neglects because she doesn't know better. The tricks she knows don't work, she fears, and, eventually, when she is so lost she feels hopeless, she abandons.”
― Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
― Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
“Sin: Self's will. Holiness: His will.
Sin: Me first. Holiness: God first.
Sin: My way. Holiness: His way.
Sin: Selfish desires. Holiness: Divine purpose.
Sin: Self-centered. Holiness: God-centered.
Sin: Rebel heart. Holiness: Obedient heart.
Sin: My agenda. Holiness: His agenda.”
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Sin: Me first. Holiness: God first.
Sin: My way. Holiness: His way.
Sin: Selfish desires. Holiness: Divine purpose.
Sin: Self-centered. Holiness: God-centered.
Sin: Rebel heart. Holiness: Obedient heart.
Sin: My agenda. Holiness: His agenda.”
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“It seems like a strange idea, but it’s quite simple. We’re shaped
by the stories we’re told about ourselves when we’re young. As we
age, we have the chance to decide whether those narratives really
fit or whether we want something different. But changing often
requires us to—” Olivia seemed to search for words. “Untangle
ourselves from the old script.”
― This Time Could Be Different
by the stories we’re told about ourselves when we’re young. As we
age, we have the chance to decide whether those narratives really
fit or whether we want something different. But changing often
requires us to—” Olivia seemed to search for words. “Untangle
ourselves from the old script.”
― This Time Could Be Different
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